Paper-guide for presses.



f UNITED OFFICE.

lira-'Eric E.' pirineos; QE fMAitsEiLLEsf immers; vEssie-noia "fro nowE i AND nEvinsoN comp-ANY; or' Eier 1 oEAneE, A EEW JEesEr,v .i .o oETv I i jeaeea.

PoRArioN or NEW' JERSEY..

citizen of 'theUnitedStSf residing Mm seilles,` inthe county. of Lasalle and-State of:- l lllinois, haveinvented certain new and'u'seful ff-Im rovements laper-(Bruides for Presses;

`an :I do herebyd'eclare-that thefollowing--is afulh clean* and eXact description-thereof,

`reference being had 'to the accompanying specification.

marked thereon, which forni apart o fthis to improvements in This invention'y relates ides" or gagesgforuse 1n considevregi'ste'r nection witht e sheet-feeding devices of print- "jing presses, perforating machines, ruling- `mao`hines,' andthe like'. The invention refers such av erly located on the feed-board.v v 3.;

more specificallyto age adapted to be located. over; one side of to feed-'board ofthe feeding device in position to .engage theside margin of the sheet a'tfthe-,time the frontimargin thereof is brought intopos'ition for en agement there-v with ofthe devicesby Whic the sheets-are.'

`advanced','thesame usually consist-ing -of' -sheetsstop's which are removed from the pathA ofthe sheetsto permit the advancemovement of the same after they havegben prop- .The side gage hereinshowmcomprises in general terms azgag'e-plate adapted'for contactV with 'the side marginof the sheets at the time the@` front margins of the ksheetsare broughtinto contact with the sheet-stops,v said gage being sc .con'structed as to be moved out ofits 'operative position before thesheet is drawn over the Vfeec'llboard. Inthis manner is avoided the 'obj eotionable dragging vfof the side Vmargin Vof anjirregularly-cut sheetV against "the register-gage, .'whichv `when *the gage 'isv stationaryactsto distort'orpullthe v sheetzout of its registering position.

. The gage isheldby alight spring or yield* -S is drawn over t e 'feedi-board'i'n its advance `movem nt, whereby the gage moves freely inwardl and'y outwardly` when in `cmfitat with the irregular gaging'marginjof a she et,-` l "thereby avoiding any restraint to the advance of thesheet. In this AIrianner-the sheet is left free to 1 be advanced vfreelyl bythe feeding mechanism and without liability of being ing pressure in-fits operative position (against the gaging mar in of the. sheet) as the ,sheet ,PPRLGUIDE FQR PRESSES-.7] i

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The sideygage is adapted'to be-'positively locked its operative` position at the time the gaging operationtakesplace, and 'there` 'l l.after the lookinl means is released to permit the gage to free y follow the gage-margin of Side against'the gage. f

the' matters here- ,The invention'consists in inafter `set forth, and more particularly ments applied thereto.- Fig.2 is atop plan the sheet during subsequent movement of the sheet over and' from the .feed-board snbstantially' without frictional lrestaint of its drawings, and to' the letters of reference i Y view ofthe parts shown` in Fig. 1.,l Fig. 3 is i an enlarged plan view of the side-gage mechanism. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on linee of Fig. 3:' Fi .15 is atransverse section taken on line .5'5 o F' As shown in the drawings,

iig. l designates 'the rotary impressionecylinder, and Bthe recifprofv f cating type-bed of a cylinder printing-press.

C designates the usualfeed board o'r-tablel D D 'designate a lfurality of lripperiingersl locatedin a siulfiable groove in the cylnf 'tation' of the latter.

F F designate the front margin ofthe-sheet is brought 1n posi-tion to be engaged by the-gripper-fln ers.'-

'sheetstops against' which i lllhestops lare vmounted on the free en sof v i varms E" F', 'that are aiiixedsto a'rock-shaft whereby .when said shaftis ic'cked .said arms are swung vertically and the stops Said rock-shaft F2 is rocked through' the medium of a cam' a; Fig. r1,5 aflixedto the main i l .shaft Af of the cylinder outside offthepcy-lin-- densupp ort-ing fran'ieff'y and fa cambar enaging atoneend said cam and attached' at 'its other end to an armj; aflixedtof the end' of said rockfshaftF?.

The 4parte ofthe' press'eferred' to arefcoirimon 'andi vconstitu te -theinselves no part of 8o I located partially over the cylinder()ver which `the sheets are directed to the cylinder..

95 moved into and outof thepath of the sheet.y i

gage G, Figs. l and 2, is located over and supported on one side of the feed-lmard. 'lhe construction. of said gage is shown more clea ly in lFigs. 3 and 5, inclusive. The gage embraces a vertical plate G, which is allixed in any suitable manner to a slide-har G2 and has enidwise-sliding engagement with a guide mounted on the feed-inverti. is shown in Fig. 5, the slide-bar G2 1s provided at its side margins with longitudinal ribs g, which engage compleinontal grooves in the guidefran'ie, whereby the slide is held iixedly in 4vertical position, while permitted to move freely endwise in the frame. The plate G is shown. as ailixed to a vertical flange g at the inner er d of the slide, and .said plate extends at its lower margin close to the upperface of the feed-boardrlf'he gage slidesbar is pros jected normally toward the margin of the sheet by means of a light spiral expansivelyacting spring g2, interposed between the outer end of said slide-bar and a iiange er shoulder g3, constituting the outer end 'wall of the guide-frame. Said spring surrounds a guiderod G4, which is formed on or affixed to the outer end of the slide-bar and extends through and has sliding engagement with a guideopening in the yflange or shoulder g3. A stop is provided for limitinglthe inward throw of the slide-bar or its movement approaching its operative position under the action of said spring g2, comprising in' this instance a washer g4, surrounding the guide-stem outA side of the wall or shoulder g3, and a Cotterpin g5, extending transversely through the stem and holding the Washer in place.

Means are provided for positively locking the gage-bar in place during the gaging operation and constructed to be thereafter released, so as to permit the gage to freely follow the irregularities of the gaging margin of the sheet as the latter is fed upon the cylinder, thereby relieving the sheet of a restraining side pressure. The means herein shown for locking the gage-bar in place consists of an L-shaped latch H, hinged at its angle by means of a pin 7iy to one side of the supportingframe G3. One arm 7i of said latch is adapted to' extend transversely across the guidetrame in position to engage the rear face of a lockingdugg, rising from the gage-bar and thereby positively hold" the bar in its op erative position during the gaging operation. Preferably the outer end of said latch engages a groove or notch formed between two lugs 97 g' on the margin of the gnideframe remote trom the hinge of the latch. When said lat-ch is swung downwardly, therefore, into the position shown ,in Fig. 5, the gage is locked in its innermost or operative position, it being held from endwise movement between the latch andl the stop-washer gli.

lll/'hen the latch is released or thrown up- Wardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l

scene@ the gage-bar is not retracted, but is held with a iight pressure against the side margin of the sheet. the spring pern'iitting the sheet to be, drawn along and in Contact with said gage without restraint iiotwithstanding irregularities in said side nnirgin. As herein l shown, said locltingdateh is released by nir-ans and supportiiig-frame G, which latter is;

operated from the rock-slnift l, that armate the sheet-stops F. The operative connections between the rock-shaft and lateliesare made as follows: "l`he vertical arin /z of said loc-hingdatch is connected, by means of a bar or rod if, with a lug ona sleeve l', fixed rigidly to the ro ':l -shaft. Back wa rd rocking morement of the shaft, therefore, which throws upwardly tlu` sh.eetstops, has the oil'cct to move the connectiiig-rod .l rearwardly, and thereby swing the latch upwardly into its unlocking position. Said rod .l is nnnle longitudinally extensible to adjust the saine to d if- 'ferent pr e. Such adjustment is effectml by ns of set-screws i, extending through registering slots in' overlapping parts of the members ot' the bars.

n spring-guard J is attached to the gageplate to hold the gage margin of a sheet in contact with the fecal-board, and thereby insure :uzcurate registration of the sheet. Said guard. is attached at one end to the upper end of the gage-plate and curves inwardly and downwardly and is formed. at its other end to constitute two arms y', which are turned toward the gage-plate at a level above the feedboard. Preferably the cigdplate is provided in its lower margin with two down vvardly-opening notches which receive said; arms j and permit said arms, which tend to spring downwardly, to be forced upwardly, and thereby provide for sheets of varying thicknesses.

In the operation of the device. the sheet to be printed is brought lw ith its a Vance marH gin into contact with the sheet-stops when in their lowermost or operative positions and with the side .margin of the sheet in engagement with the gage G. l/Vhen the press is started, the gripper-iingers are lirst brougl'it down upon said advance margin o1 the sheet to properly grip and hold the same, and thereafter the stops F are raised out of the path ofthe sheet, and the locking-latch of the gage-bar is swung out of its locking position to permit the gage to move freely outwardly against the action of its spring g2, and thereby afford no frictional restraint to the advance movement of the sheet.

l claim as my invention- 1. in a sheetsteeding device, a laterallyshifting side-register gage, means for locking said gage in its operative position, and means for moving said gage into its opr-n'ai'ive position when shifted outwardly therefrom.

2. In a sheetteeding device, a laterallyshifting side-register gage, means for locking said gage in its opera 'tive position, means for ,shifted outwardly therefrom.

' toward and 4. In a sheetfeedin device, la yielding side-register gage mova le-laterally into and Mzo . traction `of saidl out of its operative position, means for lock- 'ing the gage its o erative position, and' means for automatica ly actuating the locking means for releasing the locking mechan- .ism-to permit thegage to be ymoved laterally from its .operative position.V

movable side-register gage', a spring acting to normally maintain the gage in its 'operative osition, :means for locking. said gage 'in the atterposition, .and means for releasing said lockingmeans, Wherebythe gage is movable4 tion of said spring.

6. Ina sheet-feeding device, aside-register 1 out. ofits operative `position againstA the ac- 25 vgage movable 'laterally toward vand from i'ts operative positiornj a "spring, acting. to hold 5 said gage in its operative position, a stop for operative position, means for loe g'the gage limitingth'e'` movement oli-the'` ga e toward its in its operative position, and means'for'releasing vsaid locking means'y t'o permit the regage 'against' the action ef. said-s ring. i A

7 n a sheet-'feeding device, the combination with slieetlstops movable'into Vand out of the path of the sheet, .of a side-register gage movable laterally into and 'out of its: o pera"j tive position, means for lookin the-register# gage in the latter'position, an means 'oper-f ated' by- "the slieet-stopactuating 'deviceforactuating said gage-locking means to release thegage. 45

' devices, com" rising anendwise-movable slide-l bar provide adapted for engagement with the .side margin of a sheet,1 a stop forlimiting the movementf leasinjg .ofthe path of'said jlug. f 5. In a sheetfeeding devicea laterallyoperated fromsaid roc at 'one .end with.- afgage-plate v acting to normally holdsaid gage-plate in its. operative p osition, means for vlookin(r said slide-bar from retraction, and means or re.-

said locking means.

-. `9. side-register gage for sheet-feeding devices, comprising an endwisefmovable slide- .bar provided yat Vone Vend with a gage-plate adapted for engagement with the side margin of the sheet, a stop Jfor limitin the movement of the gagii-plate'4 toward t esheet, a spring acting to normally hold said ga elate in its 'operative position, means or ocking said slide-bar from retraction, com# prising a swinging lockinglatcl1,'a lugfon the slide in to the path of which thelatch is swung, and. meansfor swinging said latchout l 10. A side-register gage forl sheet-feeding devices, comprising an endwise-movableslidebar, a gage-plate carried' bythe bar, 'a guide 7s ed laterally l nation with a feed-board, sheet-stops mov.r

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able into; and out ofthe j-p'ath of the sheets, f and a rock-shaft operating to actuate said stops, of a side-register gage-comprising a slidebar supported on the feed-board and mov-l fable laterally toward andfrom the marginof` alsheet o n `said board and provided at its insaidslide-'bar for normally holding the -the gage in Qperativeposition, .and -means r-shaft' for' actuating said, gage-lockingmeanslto release the gage.

y CLARENCE POOL-L" G.' 4B. WILKINS- ner end with a gage-plate,`a spring acting on'y ge I 1in] its operative positin, means for loc g In testimony that lclaim the foregoing as my invention I afliX my si nature, in resence 7. for said slide-bar, a springinterposed between said slide-bar and a shoulder yin theV 

